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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted Albany's commercial revolution when Matthews tried his luck there?
(a) The Statue of Liberty.
(b) The new Erie Canal.
(c) The new Albany.
(d) The mercantile.

2. When did Matthews stop shaving?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1827.

3. Who invited Kirk to Albany?
(a) Reverend John Corso.
(b) Reverend Jim Johnson.
(c) Reverend Michael Jensen.
(d) Reverend James Chester.

4. What building did Kirk use for the Fourth Presbyterian Church meetings?
(a) Notre Dame Church.
(b) St. Andrew's Church.
(c) St. Michael's Church.
(d) North Dutch Church.

5. How did Matthews' coworkers deem him?
(a) God whisperer.
(b) Jumping Jesus.
(c) Jumping Horse.
(d) Crazy Jesus.

6. What did Elijah hear God call him?
(a) Prophet Elijah of New york.
(b) Prophet Elijah of Tishbe.
(c) Jesus reincarnate.
(d) Saint Elijah.

7. What congregation did Kirk work at when he first arrived in Albany?
(a) Sixth Presbyterian Church.
(b) First Presbyterian Church.
(c) Second Presbyterian Church.
(d) Third Presbyterian Church.

8. Why was Matthews released after being arrested for domestic abuse?
(a) Lack of evidence.
(b) Lack of testimony.
(c) It was not illegal.
(d) Good behavior.

9. Who sat in the front of a Calvinist church in the early 1800's?
(a) The poor.
(b) The merchants.
(c) Children.
(d) Those who donated the most.

10. When did Elijah and Sarah move to Bowery Hill to join a burgeoning perfectionist community?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1825.

11. What was the period from 1820 to 1840 called?
(a) The Second Great Awakening.
(b) The Second Coming.
(c) The Long Time.
(d) The Evangelist's Time.

12. What did Matthews try to do to his coworkers?
(a) Have them fired.
(b) Have them create their own religion.
(c) Proselytize them.
(d) Have them leave New York.

13. When did Kirk arrive in Albany according to "Robert Matthews, Parts 5 through 7"?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1828.

14. What did Matthews' rumored beating of his wife, his strange moods, and his unsteady work habits convince Kirk of?
(a) Matthews was unreliable.
(b) Matthews would be a bad influence
(c) Matthews was trouble.
(d) Matthews was not a good leader.

15. Why did Matthews not introduce himself to Joseph Smith under his real name?
(a) Joseph Smith didn't want any competitive preachers.
(b) He was infamous in New York.
(c) He was escaping jail time.
(d) He wanted to infiltrate the Mormons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elijah think God would do for him if he continued to spread the Gospel?

2. What movement was Elijah involved with before joining Matthias?

3. When did Matthews marry Margaret?

4. How many of his sons did Matthews lose to illness between 1816 and 1819?

5. What did Elijah and Sarah Start to get prostitutes off the street?

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